TFW2005 boards member Icespark has provided us with a computer listing from Toys ‘R’ Us about what is presumably the next US Masterpiece release – Bluestreak! Bluestreak will be retailing for $59.99. Unfortunately, we have no photos of what he will look like just yet, or if he will have any differences from his Japanese counterpart.
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hailstarscream
If reported before please ignore
from TRU database, didn't see a price yet
Sku# 95522ED5
Skn# 285527
UPC# 630509332564
shadowfall1976
I've got the Takara MP, and I'm getting the Diaclone Bluestreak, that's all the Streaks I need.
monish
Haven't heard a thing yet
BWfan86
What ever happened to the Hasbro MP Sideswipe release that was announced a year or so ago along with bluestreak?
griffin-of-oz
So we know from the German Toyfair, that the Hasbro Bluestreak will just be grey/black like the Japanese Streak… but has anyone come across the MP number yet for the Hasbro version to go with the computer listing in the first post, or even a confirmed release date?
At the Australian Toyfair it was listed to be released in July, but now I'm hearing from a fairly reliable source that it could be out by the end of April and claims that it will be MP-06… but surely if this early release were true, we'd have seen it listed by now at online stores, or have it already found in Asian stores or on ebay.
Anyone know anything else about the Hasbro one?
Or is everyone too focused on the blue version in August to notice or care about the Hasbro version anymore.
iacon45
If if he is as much as Prowl, I might just opt for a Takara version. Nearest TRU is over an hour away and BBTS and TFSource last year had Bluestreak and even Smokescreen on sale for around $55-60 at one time so I could get a Takara version and save the trouble. Now if Hasbro could tweak the release and possibily give us a blue diaclone Bluestreak (that Takara doesn't seem interested in doing ) then I would pay $100 for one.
webz
In my local TRU, he started out at $79. Different TRU have different prices, depending on store and region. Heck, sometimes I'll got to one store on one side of town, and the marvel legends will be $19.99, the other side of town will be 21.99… Happens all the time. I bought prowl for 55 shipped thru hlj… That's the most I'd pay for an official figure his size.
Got mine on ebay. Won't post names, coz their are people here who will get ko sellers banned just to be mean. Got a sideswipe too.. Painting was MUCH better than my mp12. Hoping the eventual ko bee will have uniform paint…
SeiberBirdR
They put up little paper tags around the area the BOGO sale applies with the details. Also, there is often advertisements in local periodicals.
http://www.tfw2005.com/boards/trans…-official-new-sales-deals-coupons-thread.html and your local state thread are the two best places to keep abreast of the sales.
BidoofdudeofOz
Meh, if he's as much as Prowl was here in Australia ($100), I'll pass. Bluestreak was always my least favourite bot from '84 anyway. Hopefully there's a sale again, like they did with Prowl and Bumblebee. I still have to pick up those 2 as well.
Raiyuki
I've only seen a BOGO deal once at TRU. How do you find when they happen?
EightiesKid
MP Bluestreak is great, I ended up liking him much more than I would have expected. I may get a second one if he is readily available.
G1Prowl
There was the Bluestreak Kreon, TFP got one in the Legion class if memory serves, and one of the G1 RID Spychanger repaints was blue Bluestreak names Silverstreak. I just am used to the idea that they won't do him in the four lines I still collect.
Ohhhhh, a thought just occurred to me: Hasbro could do all the promo art as blue Bluestreak and when release time comes do the all silver one. It'd be '84 all over again.
SeiberBirdR
BOGO stands for Buy One Get One, so I am referring to Buy One Get One 50% off deals that are semi regular at Toys R Us. If I recall correctly I snagged Sunstorm and Prowl together with that, making Prowl 50% off. I am less certain I snagged that for Soundwave, but my share of Soundwave was ~$100.
Personally, I would rather ToysRUs just priced the Masterpiece line more reasonably and listed them all as Hot Price deals, which means they are excluded from coupons and offers. Some store managers are already stingy and exclude the big ticket items from such deals but I haven't ran into that in the Dallas area.
ETA: I see you are a Canadian so that may have been polite sarcasm instead of asking a question.
mtl79
What is this bogo50% you speak of?
SeiberBirdR
I was able to use a BOGO50% for Soundwave (I partnered with one of the other two guys waiting for it that morning), and the same when I picked up Sunstorm and Prowl together. While possible, I doubt Bluestreak will end up as a no-coupon item. The YotG stuff will likely be if TRU buys them again this year.
monish
any pictures?
merphul
I love when TRU gets another MP release.
The product photos are great comedy.
LegendAntihero
Yay! This Bluestreak will go great next to the Hasbro version of Sunstorm
Afterburner
Prowl was most definitely $79.99 here. TRU can and does vary prices by store (as everyone should be well aware by now). And they can change them at any time based on how the figure is selling and local market fluctuations.
mtl79
Where did you order your KO? I bought KO Prowl and Sideswipe and have never seen hips and knees so loose in my life (and I've been to Miami)… was really disappointed with both…